]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/14/bank-fraud-suspect-arrested-by-fia/feed/0Instagram Bug Put Forward As Facebook Security Breachhttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/14/instagram-bug/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/14/instagram-bug/#respondWed, 14 Nov 2018 04:24:47 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2294In September this year, it was reported that over 50 million Facebook accounts had been hacked and another 40 million could have been affected. Moreover, 81,000 private messages were put on sale by hackers. It appears now, that Instagram is also affected by such a security breach that leaked user’s passwords. This is basically a […]

]]>In September this year, it was reported that over 50 million Facebook accounts had been hacked and another 40 million could have been affected. Moreover, 81,000 private messages were put on saleby hackers.

It appears now, that Instagram is also affected by such a security breach that leaked user’s passwords. This is basically a feature on the platform that allows users to download a copy of their own data.

An Instagram spokesperson said:

This issue was exposed internally and affected a very small number of people. There is a possibility that those small number of people were using a shared computer, or may be logged into a compromised network that could have left their data open.

This Instagram bug affected people who accessed that “Download Your Data” feature. The report says that Instagram sent a notification to the affected users.

These passwords were available in the URL of users’ web browsers and were sent to the Facebook’s servers as well.

The Instagram bug has now been fixed. The feature had released in April 2018 that provides its users a platform to copy the data that they have shared.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/14/instagram-bug/feed/0Fake Cryptocurrency Apps: Four Fake Apps On Google Play Storehttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/13/fake-cryptocurrency-apps/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/13/fake-cryptocurrency-apps/#respondTue, 13 Nov 2018 16:19:47 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2285According to a report from cybersecurity researcher Lukas Stefanko, four fake cryptocurrency apps were listed on the Google Play Store this week. Three apps Neo Wallet, Tether Wallet, and MetaMask are now in question. These fake cryptocurrency apps were presented since the middle of October but were reported and removed quickly. These apps either impersonate […]

]]>According to a report from cybersecurity researcher Lukas Stefanko, four fake cryptocurrency apps were listed on the Google Play Store this week.

Three apps Neo Wallet, Tether Wallet, and MetaMask are now in question. These fake cryptocurrency apps were presented since the middle of October but were reported and removed quickly. These apps either impersonate the real cryptocurrency wallets or to phish the cryptocurrency logins of the consumers.

A cybersecurity researcher said:

These malicious apps only display attacker’s public address and not the user’s access to private key. The private keys are owned by the bad guys or hackers. As the fake cryptocurrency apps launched, users think that apps already generated the public addresses where they can deposit their cryptocurrency. But if a user funds to his wallet he’s not able to withdraw afterward as he doesn’t know the private key.

The apps were built using an AppyBuilder which is a drag-and-drop service let anyone use code apps with general knowledge. For cryptocurrency explorers, it’s an important reminder to make sure that your app is loading up your personal private key and not a pre-set key.

Fake cryptocurrency apps are a very hot topic these days as Apple has banned mining apps from its iOS devices. The Google Play Store has been notorious to host malware in the past. Early in 2018, McAfee researchers revealed that Android app store hosts malware aiming to steal photos, contact lists, and even text messages of North Korean detectors.

Some of the apps were impersonating as security apps whereas one was claiming to provide food ingredient information.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/13/fake-cryptocurrency-apps/feed/0SMS Breach: Hackers Can Get Hands On Your Online Accountshttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/13/sms-breach/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/13/sms-breach/#respondTue, 13 Nov 2018 12:09:08 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2280Due to unsecured database operations, millions of text messages may have been breached in the SMS breach by hackers. Cybersecurity researchers discovered that the unsecured database is not even password protected, and they may contain information regarding passwords in a plain text, two-factor authentication codes, account security codes, tracking information, and other precious content. Particularly, […]

]]>Due to unsecured database operations, millions of text messages may have been breached in the SMS breach by hackers.

Cybersecurity researchers discovered that the unsecured database is not even password protected, and they may contain information regarding passwords in a plain text, two-factor authentication codes, account security codes, tracking information, and other precious content.

Particularly, these messages may include communications from banks, medical institutions, Yahoo, Google, and other social media channels. When a two-factor authentication code or a user login link is sent via text messages, it’s operating firms act as a gateway who convert those codes into text messages.

Notably, the operating firms play the key role in maintaining an unsecured database vulnerable to SMS breach. Hence it is of prime importance for the operating firms to pull the database.

Additionally, information about the recipient’s mobile number is included in the database which can offer real-time access to any hacker. Hackers can cause SMS breach by acquiring password reset links and two-factor authentication codes.

This place many accounts at higher risks. Each code tagged and detailed meticulously which includes the recipient’s cell phone number, the message, the firm’s customer who sent the message, and the shortcode these firms used.

Even though, when used with login credentials, SMS verification requires more protection than just a username and password. Recently, many security experts have issued alerts about possibilities of SMS breach. Primarily, researchers have warned that SMS breach can happen but utilizing apps or hardware based USB security keys like Google’s Titan keys are safer options.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/13/sms-breach/feed/05,500 Cyber Complaints Registered In Lahorehttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/5500-cyber-complaints-registered-in-lahore/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/5500-cyber-complaints-registered-in-lahore/#respondMon, 12 Nov 2018 12:25:51 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2274LAHORE: The FIA Lahore has registered 5,500 cybercrime complaints this year in order to fill the loopholes in the correlation between cybercrimes and the psychological issues which are growing in youth. According to sources, people avoid launching online complaints due to slow and time-consuming process. In response to that, FIA said that process is not […]

]]>LAHORE: The FIA Lahore has registered 5,500 cybercrime complaints this year in order to fill the loopholes in the correlation between cybercrimes and the psychological issues which are growing in youth.

According to sources, people avoid launching online complaints due to slow and time-consuming process. In response to that, FIA said that process is not slow but cybercrime cases are treated accordingly.

According to some sources, the process of filing online cybercrime complaints is quite slow-paced as it takes 30 to 60 days to process because of which many women avoid reporting the issues.

FIA Cybercrime Wing Lahore Assistant Director Muhammad Usman said,

We have received almost 5,500 cybercrime complaints from Lahore which include complaints about blackmailing, fraud, hacking, and piracy among other.

Asking about harassment complaints he told,

Not only have women filed complaints of harassment against women but men have also spoken up against women who harassed them on social media.

Inquiries on more than 2,500 cybercrime complaints have been initiated and cases have been registered. He further told that sometimes complaints are withdrawn if two parties agree to a settlement.

Sometimes the complaints are dropped when there is no follow-up on them but mostly we initiate inquiries on such complaints. Only a few hundreds of total registered complaints are still pending.

On the slow process, he said that our process is not slow but the integrity and status of cybercrime complaints are different. They collect evidence from different sources. Likewise, the suspect is not always easy to get identified and hence it takes time to identify them. Once we gather all the information, we draw a conclusion.

He concluded,

We have resolved cases and punished those who were proven to be guilty.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/5500-cyber-complaints-registered-in-lahore/feed/0Facebook Repressed On Trump And Russia For Republicanshttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/facebook-repressed-on-trump-and-russia/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/facebook-repressed-on-trump-and-russia/#respondMon, 12 Nov 2018 08:59:29 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2266On Wednesday this week, bombshells were published in New York Times in which they reveal that how Facebook has handled its turmoil over the last 2 years. It seems like on many different occasions the medium has to try to appease and avoid confrontation with Republican’s rather than taking actions to combat Russian-Trump propaganda. Like […]

]]>On Wednesday this week, bombshells were published in New York Times in which they reveal that how Facebook has handled its turmoil over the last 2 years. It seems like on many different occasions the medium has to try to appease and avoid confrontation with Republican’s rather than taking actions to combat Russian-Trump propaganda.

Like in 2015’s Trump racist post were the company decided to keep his post up because it wasn’t deemed to violate any term of service. When Alex Stamos, Facebook’s former Chief Security Officer directed a team and wanted to publish their findings on the newspaper about the Russian propaganda but Kaplan, Facebook Vice President objected it.

“If Facebook implicated Russia further”, Mr. Kaplan said, “Republicans would accuse the company of siding with Democrats,” the Times writes.

The company does so to not go against Republicans politicians. It shows that Facebook not only do such at the expense of ‘transparency and community’ policies (though Facebook is not the only medium that has done it in the past).

It shows the amount of pressure political optics had on the decision making of the company. There are sometimes where it seems that Facebook gives a platform for actual dedication to free speech like Trump’s racist; turns out that it did to avoid the resentment.

On the other hand, the scenario of Russian report making, that didn’t even make it to the published ground was all the action for the sake of showing, they are not partisan.

Though the in case of Russian social media manipulation issue, Facebook should have taken measure that not only allows the company to work but also the government to combat international cyber-warfare. Facebook has always said that “community” is the company’s priority but decisions aren’t made clear in their best interest Afterall.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/facebook-repressed-on-trump-and-russia/feed/0Anti-National Messages: A WhatsApp Group Admin Is Arrested In Indiahttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/anti-national-messages/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/anti-national-messages/#respondMon, 12 Nov 2018 04:25:16 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2270BAGHPAT: Accused Naeem was arrested upon the complaint of Dipak Kumar of Bamnauli village in Baraut. According to police, the WhatsApp group named Josh was spreading anti-national messages. On Thursday, a WhatsApp group admin was arrested for circulating alleged anti-national messages. Dipak Kumar launched a complaint after which investigations were made. According to Mr. Kumar’s […]

]]>BAGHPAT: Accused Naeem was arrested upon the complaint of Dipak Kumar of Bamnauli village in Baraut. According to police, the WhatsApp group named Josh was spreading anti-national messages.

On Thursday, a WhatsApp group admin was arrested for circulating alleged anti-national messages. Dipak Kumar launched a complaint after which investigations were made. According to Mr. Kumar’s complaint

A WhatsApp group named Josh was circulating objectionable anti-national messages.

After the inquiry, it was found that Naeem was the admin of that group. He runs Jan Sewa Kendra – a common services center – in his village.

According to sources, accused Naeem has now been arrested and under the charge of Indian Police.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/12/anti-national-messages/feed/0ATM Engineer: Arrested For Drawing-Off Rs4.07 Millionhttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/atm-engineer/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/atm-engineer/#respondFri, 09 Nov 2018 12:01:27 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2255FAISALABAD: An Automated Teller Machine ATM engineer was arrested for stealing an amount of more than Rs4.07 million from a bank’s ATM on Monday. The accused is arrested for three days physical remand for the interrogation in the incident. Usman works as an ATM engineer in a private company. On November 10, he stole Rs4.078 […]

]]>FAISALABAD: An Automated Teller Machine ATM engineer was arrested for stealing an amount of more than Rs4.07 million from a bank’s ATM on Monday.

The accused is arrested for three days physical remand for the interrogation in the incident.

Usman works as an ATM engineer in a private company. On November 10, he stole Rs4.078 million from the ATM machine, according to police.

In a press conference, SP Madina Town said that the accused had confessed the stealing of money and said that it was his first act of burglary. ATM engineer Usman was recognized from a CCTV footage and arrested right after two days effort, he said.

The accused said that police has seized the car he bought for Rs1.57 million and Rs2.49 million cash he stole.

Recently, a gang of hackers arrested by FIA Cybercrime Wing, who deprived many innocents by fooling them as bank officials.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/atm-engineer/feed/0Bank Account Hackers: FIA Arrests Key Members of the Ganghttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/bank-account-hackers/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/bank-account-hackers/#respondFri, 09 Nov 2018 08:35:06 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2249GUJRANWALA: FIA Cyber Crime Wing arrested the key members of the bank account hackers gang involved in telephone banking fraud. This arrest considered to be a great step towards the imprisonment of bank account hackers who were targeting the innocent people on an almost daily basis by their alleged means of banking frauds done through […]

This arrest considered to be a great step towards the imprisonment of bank account hackers who were targeting the innocent people on an almost daily basis by their alleged means of banking frauds done through phone calls.

According to FIA Assistant Director, the accused Shabbir was arrested from Hafizabad on a tip of another suspect Shafiq who was arrested on September 28 this year.

The arrest of these two members from the gang of bank account hackers released the information regarding their whereabouts of their other team members. There are more arrests expected from other regions of Punjab, said by FIA officials.

About a day ago, two same cases of back account hackers surfaced in Punjab where they destitute a teacher and a local person from their life savings.

Hackers withdrew over Rs0.3.3 million from the bank accounts in Pakpattan and Bahawalnagar as per some details.

In the latest cyber attack, a group of bank account hackers drawn off Rs0.2 million from a school teacher account in Pakpattan.

Abdul Ghafar, the victim, said his money was transferred in no time as soon as he provided his bank account details to a man impersonating as the bank official; for the investigation purpose.

He told that fraudsters destitute his five years’ savings and said that bank officials refused to compensate him. In a bank fraud withdrawn more than Rs0.12 million from a Bahawalnagar citizen’s account. The victim told that he deposited the money for his brother’s marriage.

]]>https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/bank-account-hackers/feed/0Ultimatum To Twitter: Indian Government Warned To Remove Objectionable Contenthttps://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/ultimatum-to-twitter/
https://www.thecyberforum.com/2018/11/09/ultimatum-to-twitter/#respondFri, 09 Nov 2018 04:09:53 +0000https://www.thecyberforum.com/?p=2259The Indian government on 12 November warned the famous global social media medium Twitter, to be slow in removing the unlawful and objectionable content on it, which not only cause the spread of hate messages but also the rumors of inciting violence and crime against women. The case was bought into the notice of the […]

]]>The Indian government on 12 November warned the famous global social media medium Twitter, to be slow in removing the unlawful and objectionable content on it, which not only cause the spread of hate messages but also the rumors of inciting violence and crime against women.

The case was bought into the notice of the Indian Home Ministry on which actions were taken for the removal of such content. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba also directed Vijaya Gadde set a meeting with Mahima Kaul, Head Public Policy, Twitter India ensuring him to set a mechanism for the disposal of violence promotion posts and to take effective action against objectionable contents on their platform not only the removal of such content but also it was advised to them to hire some Indian-based contact persons who remain 24/7, to deal with the issue and to make it sure that such violence triggering events will never appear in the future.

During the meeting between the officials, Indian government pressured the social media medium to improve their system and to take provisions under the Criminal Penal Code and other laws. They were told that if such measures were not implemented, the Indian government will be left with no other choice but to take strict legal actions against them in order to ensure that their label is not involved in provoking violence in the country.